The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, which holds and administers the national driver file on which driving licence records are maintained, has provided the following details. The number of drivers who have received penalty points in Kildare in the period to 1 November 2004 is 8,525. Details of the type and number of offences concerned are set out in the following table:
Table: Type and number of offences in respect of which penalty point notices were issued.
Offence Type
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Number of Penalty Point Notices Issued
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Speeding
|
9,087
|
No insurance
|
1
|
No Safety Belt — Driver
|
450
|
No Safety Belt Front Seat — Child
|
13
|
No Safety Belt Rear Seat — Child
|
21
|
No Child restraint Rear Seat — Child
|
1
|
Total
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9,573
|